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A photograph taken from behind inside a white marble shrine room. A central figure wearing an orange-red turban, long dark hair, and an orange-red dhoti with gold-bordered shawl stands facing a small white marble shrine niche decorated with red hibiscus flowers and a framed photograph. Beside him on the left, a shaven-headed man in orange robes wears a gold and beaded garland and holds a small bowl of flowers. On the far left, a man in a leopard-print wrap and gold bangles stands near the frame edge. A brass lamp stand is visible at the right edge, and red flower petals cover the white platform in front of the shrine.

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Photo of a temple ritual in a white marble interior. A man in a saffron-orange robe and orange head wrap, on the right, pours liquid from a silver vessel over a small golden deity murti standing in a marble basin, an abhishekam. A second man in orange with a rudraksha mala holds a golden object on the left while a monk in orange with a long-haired, folded-hands posture stands behind. Red fabric swags and flower arrangements decorate the pillars.2010-01-28A temple shrine lit by a row of warm lights in an arched niche with carved white stone. A shaven-headed priest with a bare chest, a gold-banded orange cloth wrapped around his waist and a rudraksha-style headband holds a lit oil lamp toward a deity murti draped in red flower garlands, with brass and silver pots before it. Beside him a younger man in orange with gold-bordered cloth stands with palms joined in namaskar, and at the right edge another attendant in white blows a conch or horn. Rose petals lie on the floor. The scene reads as aarti at a shrine.2012-05-08A photograph inside a bright shrine room with a white-walled interior and tiled floor. On the left, a white marble statue of a seated saint in red-orange robes and a red headcloth is garlanded with yellow and red flowers and set on a white pedestal draped with marigold and rose garlands. In the centre, a standing figure in a full orange robe, orange turban and white flower garland rings a silver bell during puja, with a silver tray of flowers, incense and offerings before a small deity murti decorated with flowers. A lit oil lamp stands nearby. Behind, several men in white dhotis and a man holding a camera watch the ritual, and brass lamps and a hanging orange-and-red cloth decorate the room.2010-02-18January 28 20102010-01-28Indoor photo of a ritual in a white-walled room. A man in orange robes with a red and gold turban and a white flower garland stands at center holding a silver aarti lamp with a flame, performing worship. Behind him, a man in orange robes and a woman in white churidar clothes stand with palms pressed together. At right, a white marble statue of a seated sage in orange robes, with a red-and-orange turban, red beaded mala and white flower garland, shows raised hand in blessing blessing on a white pedestal scattered with red rose petals. Beside it sit a purple and gold cloth-covered object and a golden ornamental figure. A brass plate with red offerings and incense sticks are placed on the floor. A wall portrait of a smiling person in orange robes hangs behind. Wall air conditioner and white window blinds are visible.2009-09-10A photograph inside a bright room with white walls at the Seeragapadi inauguration. In the foreground a figure in orange robes and an orange turban holds a brass oil lamp (aarti lamp) lit with a flame, beside a tray of rose petals and flower petals. A person in an orange robe and orange turban, with a white flower garland over the shoulders, stands at the lamp facing a white and red deity murti decorated with yellow and orange marigold garlands and white flower garlands, with a bowl of offerings on a flower-covered altar. On the right, a cameraman in white dhoti and an orange shawl films the scene, and another person in white stands nearby.2010-02-18A woman in orange saffron robes and an orange head wrap stands at a silver puja tray, holding a lit lamp and offering flowers in a bright, freshly painted room. A white marble statue of a seated saint, dressed in orange with a red head wrap and garlanded with yellow and white flower strands, is set on a flower-decorated white pedestal at left. Before the tray sits a small dark deity murti garlanded with flowers. Silver bowls, a bell, plates of rose petals and white flowers, and brass lamp stands surround the scene, with a man in white dhoti and a cameraman visible in the background.2010-02-18Two men in saffron-orange dhoti and shawl stand before a golden shrine niche with arched pillars and a row of amber lights. The man on the left, bare-shouldered with a rudraksha mala and an armband of beads, and a red mark on his forehead, stands with hands folded. The man in the centre, bare-backed and bent forward, is offering a white flower garland at a small gilded shrine holding a deity murti, with brass lamps, kalasha-style vessels and a plate of flowers in front.2012-05-14 +1 copiesJanuary 28 20102010-01-28A temple ritual scene inside a shrine with an ornate silver-covered doorframe. A man in saffron-orange robes and a saffron turban, wearing a long rudraksha mala, stands at left, leaning forward and handing an item to an older man in saffron robes with a pink shawl at right. Behind them hang garlands of marigolds and beads along the wall. At left, a silver tray holds a lit oil lamp and offerings, and a bell hangs on the wall.2010-01-13May 14 20122012-05-14 +1 copiesMay 08 20122012-05-08